ambassador. 1  a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative (ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary) 2  a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by a government to represent it on a temporary mission, as for negotiating a treaty.
A bacteriostatic is a compound which has the effect of preventing bacterial growth. These agents do not kill bacteria like bactericidal compounds; instead, they limit further replication of bacteria at the site where they are introduced. Several antibiotic drugs are bacteriostatic agents, with tetracyclines being a notable example.
The relevance of classifying antibiotics as bacteriostatic or bactericidal has been questioned due to the reliance of these categories on drug concentrations and the treated organisms (37). The manner in which these pharmacodynamic properties are used in specific clinical scenarios is beyond the scope of this paper.